SOLUTION: (a) The sum of five consecutive integers is 365 What is the smallest of these numbers ? (b) Jason and Marie both travel 200 miles by car. Jason drives on average 20 mph fas

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Question 258683: (a) The sum of five consecutive
integers is 365
What is the smallest
of these numbers ?
(b) Jason and Marie both travel
200 miles by car. Jason drives
on average 20 mph faster than
Marie and Jason did the trip in
one hour less than Marie. What
was Jason’s average speed ?

Found 2 solutions by FSmusher, teacher121212:
Answer by FSmusher(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE a linear equation
Solve 2%2Ax%2B1=5. Move 1 to the right: 2%2Ax=5-1. Divide by 2: x=%285-1%29%2F2=4%2F2+=+2

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